Wednesday, June 20, 2007

'06-'07 Quiz XXIV (Final Quiz Of The Season)

Player A, who has a 2004 World Series ring, struck out for the first time in his career against Player B.

The first person Player B struck out in his career was the relative of someone who also has a 2004 World Series ring.

Player A's middle name and Player B's first name are the same names as the two main characters of a famous TV sit-com.

Name Player A, Player B, and the sit-com.

[Update, 6/21/07, 12:12 AM: To avoid controversy, instead of "has a 2004 World Series ring," let's just say, "was on the field in a Red Sox uniform at the ring ceremony at Fenway in April 2005." You'll understand why, uh, when you're older. You may or may not get a clue from this. Okay, fine, here's the clue you should get from that: Remember, not only players on the 2004 team got "the" rings. Supposedly the non- and ex-players got a lesser-valued ring.]

Jere's Mom:After suffering math anxiety all my life, I had a real attack reading the latest quiz. All I could think of were those word problems: if Train A, left blah-blah at ten o'clock, what time would it read Omaha if there was a tornado that crossed the tracks in Yuma with winds of blah-blah miles per hour? Give the answer in square inches.I can't wait for the correct answer so I can regain some sanity.

Bronson Arroyo (as a batter) was first struck out by John Burkett, whose first strike out was Ron Nelson. Joe Nelson, crappy relief pitcher, got a 2004 WS ring for pitching like 3 innings for the Sox. John and Tony (Anthony is Arroyo's middle name) are both characters on Taxi. I don't know about the Nelsons, nothing turned up on them, but they are both such mediocre players that I'm not surprised by the lack of internet information about them. If Ron and Joe aren't related, well, that's just one more thing they suck at.

It's Rob, not Ron--and he and Joe were born in Cali, one Alameda, one Pasadena. But even if they were related--John, one of THE two main characters on Taxi? I don't think so. Even if you had to pick THE two main characters, you wouldn't see too many votes for the John character as either of them...

And who can forget the classic episode "Leo Durocher Meets Mister Ed", in which Ed tries out for the Dodgers and actually takes Sandy Koufax deep? With special guest appearances by Koufax, Durocher, Vin Scully, Johnny Roseboro (before he got cold-cocked by Juan Marichal), Willie Davis, and Moose Skowron.

Good thing I ordered a few "AJM '06-'07 ARSFFPT Quiz Season Champion" hats from New Era to wear in the AJM clubhouse as we spray champagne around. Of course, just to be on the safe side, I ordered some "AJM '06-'07 ARSFFPT Quiz Season Wild Card" hats as well...guess those will become collectors' items.